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68. The construction of the North Circular-road through the grounds of the
hospital has not yet been commenced.
Construction
of north
circular road.
HanweU mental hospital.
69. A contract has been entered into with W. H. Gaze and Sons, Limited, foi
the erection of an admission villa to accommodate 100 patients (50 males and 5C
females). The amount of the contract is £37,902 (see par. 7).
Admission
villa.
70. A scheme for the supply of electric current to the hospital has been approved.
The scheme provides for the installation of electric lighting throughout
the hospital, and for the supply of electric power for such purposes as refrigeration,
labour-saving devices, cinematograph, and water pumping, etc. The current will
be supplied by the Metropolitan Electric Supply Company, Limited, and we have
sanctioned an agreement with that company for the supply of electric current at
the rate of £8 per kilowatt of maximum demand per annum, plus 4/10ths of a penny
per unit for all current used. The existing gas works at the hospital, which now
supply gas for lighting, cooking and heating throughout the hospital will eventually
be closed down, as it will be more economical, when electric current is used for
lighting, to obtain the relatively small quantity of gas which will be required for
cooking and heating, from the Gas Light and Coke Company. The total cost of the
scheme is estimated to be £23,000. To reduce to a minimum the inconvenience and
discomfort to patients and staff during the wiring of the buildings, the work will be
carried out gradually and it is anticipated that it will be completed during the year
1931-32.
Electricity
scheme.
71. The level of the water in the hospital well fell so low during the year that
it was necessary to obtain all the water required for the hospital from the South
West Suburban Water Company, and we authorised a test to be made of the capacity
of the well to ascertain whether the inflow of water would justify the installation of
pumping plant. As the result of the test we have authorised the installation of a
deep well pump at an estimated cost of £1,800, which, it is anticipated, will maintain
for some years a supply of water sufficient for the needs of the hospital, and will
result in an annual saving of about £700 as compared with the cost of purchasing the
water.
Deep well
pump.
72. We have authorised expenditure of £970 for the enlargement of the butcher's
shop and the provision of refrigerating plant.
Butcher's
shop and
refrigerating
chamber.
73. We have approved a scheme for the modernisation of the male general
bathroom. The scheme provides for improved ventilation and lighting and the
replacement of the baths, which are of obsolete pattern by six spray and four slipper
baths of modern design.
Male
general
bathroom.
Horton mental hospital.
74. Plans have been approved by the Minister of Health of an extension of
" C " hospital, which is used for malarial therapy of general paralysis of the insane
(see par. 6.)
Extension
of "C"
hospital.
Long Grove mental hospital.
75. A contract has been entered into with J. W. Ellingham, Limited, Dartford,
for the erection of a nurses' home to accommodate 80 nurses and 3 sisters. The
amount of the contract is £15,890 (see par. 6).'
Nurses' home.
76. The Council on our recommendation has approved a scheme tor the provision
of a sanatorium for 30 female patients suffering from tuberculosis, dysentery,
or typhoid fever. The provision of this sanatorium will relieve to a large extent one
of the infirmary wards on the female side of the hospital, and will enable non-infectious
cases to be separated from infectious cases.
(Sanatorium
for female
patients.